Part 4: 1

I'd secretly dated Antonio Kaufman, my brother's best friend, for seven years.

I always believed a proposal was inevitable.

Then I discovered he was waiting for his first love to return.

I was a placeholder, a convenient means to an end.

***

I followed Antonio to a bar, eavesdropping on his conversation with friends.

"Antonio, now that your true love is back, what about Grace?" one asked.

Antonio's silence hung heavy in the air.

Another man snickered, "Freddy warned us off his sis... He wouldn't let anyone hurt her."

It was common knowledge.

"Alicia dumped me. I was just trying

finally said, his voice so cold it

Alicia Hogan's

showered me

out in tears, he shoved

into a table, scalding myself and ruining my

humiliated and hurting, I marched into Antonio's

forbidden to

was a photo of him

an arranged marriage, I've

just been thinking.

you be back?

just do it. The sooner I agree, the sooner the company's problems are solved. Start planning the wedding. Let's make

now,"

you still in touch with Antonio? I heard his first love is back. Invite

was serious,

humor.

knew about Alicia. That explained Antonio's insistence on keeping our relationship

my voice. "We are not that close

said goodbye to Freddy and

call.

looked up to meet Antonio's smiling eyes. "Who are

flatly replied. He raised an

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